Attaching a lens to your camera

One of the great advantages of an SLR is that you can change the lens on the camera.…This affords you a tremendous amount of flexibility and power because…you can select a focal length or focal- length range that's ideally suited to…your subject matter.…You can also attach specialized lenses, such as fish-eyes and tilt-shift lens and macros.…Attaching a lens to your camera is actually very easy.…First of all though, notice that there is a cover on the front of the camera.…This is very important.…Anytime I don't have a lens attached to my camera, I want to be sure that this…cover is on here because underneath this cover are the guts of the camera.…

They are directly exposed.…This is the mirror chamber.…Inside there is the image sensor.…If stuff gets on there, that can show up all my final image.…So I want to be sure that this is covered anytime I don't have a lens attached.…Similarly, if I have a lens that's not attached to a camera, I want to be sure…that this cover is on the end of the lens, because this is the end that goes into…

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11/18/2011

This course details the features, controls, and options in the Nikon D5100 camera. Author Ben Long provides an overview of a digital single lens reflex (SLR) camera and reviews the Nikon D5100 camera's components and basics of operation, including changing lenses, navigating the menus, shooting in Auto mode, and reviewing and managing photos on the camera’s LCD screen. The course also covers white balance options, advanced metering and autofocus controls, flash, and shooting HD video, and includes a chapter on sensor and camera maintenance.